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Thursday, December 30, 2010

The London Transport Museum

Yesterday I had a British moment. I succombed to a jar of orange marmelade (It was Sarabeth's not British). Then I went to see The King's Speech very spur of the moment and I LOVED it, but more later. Have I told you about the London Transport Museum? An oft overlooked London museum - loads of fun.Floors and floors of British travel immersion awaits you from all periods of history.

AND you can hop aboard the trains. Just 'Mind the gap', 'Keep clear of the doors' 'DON'T SPIT'!It's tucked in a corner of Covent Garden and surrounded by fabulous outdoor eating stalls = not-to-be-missed. Your entry ticket is good for a year. I loved the old graphics...

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I love Colin Firth, and the whole cast sounds excellent. I've seen info on it and it sounds very moving. I heard the NPR clip but the grandson never knew his grandfather, so he didn't know very much, but I'm glad the movie was developed as a result.

I've already seen it twice and I'm going again . . . how come there aren't more movies like that? That are intelligent, well written/directed/superbly acted, that don't have violence, filthy language, are inspiring and you actually FEEL GOOD when you walk out the door?

That movie is my very next movie - this weekend I hope! Heard the NPR interview and can hardly wait! When I was a new architect, fresh out of school, I got a phone call from the man who was going to install tile flooring in a store. He had a very big stuttering problem. I listened patiently, and finally understood his question: The tile has a directional slub in it; should he make all the tiles go the same direction or turn each tile 90 degrees? Being completely new and clueless, I had to ask him to hold on while I read the specifications and found the answer to his question. Thak heaven I found it because this particular owner would have made him rip it all up and re-do it if we'd gotten it wrong! I've often thought about him since, and marvelled that between his stutter and my ignorance, we actually managed to come up with the right answer!

Funny you should mention Black Swan as I saw that the same day I saw the King's Speech. Very, very different movies but I will say I was moved by Black Swan and id enjoy the intellectual thriller part of the plot. I think Natalie Portman did an awesome job and I can't believe she won't get an Oscar for that performance. I was spell bound. But there were parts of that movie where I closed my eyes and plugged my ears.....

I went to see the King's Speech a few days ago (in LA), it was a sold out house and the movie was fantastic! Love love love Thanks for the NPR link- how could I have missed this interview when I listen to NPR almost everyday?

I saw The Kings Speech just after Christmas. It was so fantastic- I've been raving about it to everyone too. The people in the cinema where I saw it gave it a standing ovation- have never seen that before. Friends have had that occur in other places in Australia, and in Canada too. Amazing. I'm looking forward to seeing it again. It's the sort of movie you could enjoy over and over again. So clever, so engaging, so funny.

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